Robert Pleasant

Robert Pleasant is a writer and unabashed nerd, contributing news coverage and editorial articles to SiliconANGLE. His experience includes writing articles for websites such as UCStrategies, G33k-HQ, and Green Tea Graffiti, covering a range of subjects in technology, gaming, and entertainment. Robert, known to his friends as Robbie, earned his degree in Creative Writing from University of California, Santa Cruz, before getting into the tech news field, and in addition to the writing he does for SiliconANGLE, enjoys creating original comedic stories in his downtime.

Latest from Robert Pleasant

Zelda U launching on Nintendo NX and Wii U: No more flipped screens on two consoles?

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

Nintendo fans have been awaiting news on the next generation console, the Nintendo NX. A false leak of the controller recently hit the net, but following its debunking, there has been no more news about the system, until now. Nintendo’s Twitter account …

Minecraft server data breach leaks the personal information of 7 million unaware users

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

Minecraft is a fun and incredibly popular game, with an active user base and several communities dedicated to it. Unfortunately, one of those communities has been struck by hackers, as a Lifeboat data breach resulted in the theft of over seven million …

Dating website “Beautiful People” deals with data breach

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

Dating sites are often prime targets for hackers looking for personal information to steal, and a site that boasts elitism and just a little bit of egotism makes an inviting target. Such is the case for beautifulpeople.com, which was the victim of …

In spite of user information leak, Spotify denies hack

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

Spotify users may be singing a new tune soon, after hundreds of account credentials have been leaked online. Personal details such as email addresses and passwords have been posted to the website Pastebin, and includes users from all over the world. In …

Gone phishing at Sprouts: Grocery chain faces massive data breach

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

Think big businesses are the only ones targeted for cyber crime? Think again. Even grocery outlets can be targets of data breaches, as is the case for Sprouts Farmers Market. Store employees are struggling after a data breach stole their personal information, …

Beware iPhone users: New scam sends text – here’s how to avoid the tricksters

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

iPhone users be wary, someone’s out to scam you. A phishing scam has been going around via text message, and it’s been tricking people into giving their personal information over to cyber criminals. NBC reports that people have been receiving messages saying that …

Patients at risk: Vendor hack leads to healthcare data breach

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

Hospital and healthcare data breaches are not uncommon occurrences, although this case features an attack on a third party vendor to get at the healthcare data. The Pain Treatment Centers of America (PTCOA) and International Surgery Institute (ISI) have reported a potential …

Security patch fixes top dangers across 49 Oracle products

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

There’s a slew of new updates for Oracle software, with the April Critical Patch Update (CPU), containing 136 fixes for various vulnerabilities across the company’s portfolio, including issues within the Oracle Database Server, closing security flaws and preventing exploits that had previously left vulnerabilities. …

Hands on: VR sports with Oculus Touch | #F82016

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

Virtual reality continues to aim for a more and more immersive experience, and Facebook’s Oculus Rift is doing its best to lead the charge. Immersion, however, requires that a player use more than just a controller to run the game, which is where …

The hidden Facebook: Panel sheds light on News Feed design | #F82016

NEWS By ROBERT PLEASANT10 YEARS AGO

Facebook: the social network so big and widely used, you probably have it open in another tab while reading this article. Every day, countless activities around the world go through Facebook, from sharing a piece of breaking news to liking a picture …

Robert Pleasant

Latest from Robert Pleasant

Zelda U launching on Nintendo NX and Wii U: No more flipped screens on two consoles?

Minecraft server data breach leaks the personal information of 7 million unaware users

Dating website “Beautiful People” deals with data breach

In spite of user information leak, Spotify denies hack

Gone phishing at Sprouts: Grocery chain faces massive data breach

Beware iPhone users: New scam sends text – here’s how to avoid the tricksters

Patients at risk: Vendor hack leads to healthcare data breach

Security patch fixes top dangers across 49 Oracle products

Hands on: VR sports with Oculus Touch | #F82016

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